Missing lotion leads to assault charges in Framingham

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Apr 15, 2014 at 6:15 AMApr 15, 2014 at 12:03 PM

By Norman MillerDaily News Staff

FRAMINGHAM - An argument over missing lotion led to a Framingham man slamming his girlfriend's teenage daughter's head into a wall on Sunday, authorities said.Joseph Sheehan, 52, also kicked the 16-year-old girl during the 9:30 p.m. assault, prosecutor Nate Burris said Monday during Sheehan's Framingham District Court arraignment.Sheehan got into an argument with the girl, and her 14-year-old sister, because his lotion was missing. While yelling at them, one of the girls began to cry and Sheehan said, "good to see you crying," Burris said.Sheehan then started shoving the 16-year-old girl down the hall and kicked her, the prosecutor said. The girl tried to pull away from Sheehan, and he wouldn't allow her to do so."He grabbed her by her ponytail and slammed her head into the wall," Burris said.Police arrested Sheehan, of 34 Eaton Road, and charged him with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and and one count of assault and battery.Burris asked Judge Robert Greco to hold Sheehan on $7,500 bail, but Sheehan's lawyer, Donna Paruti, argued that her client was not the aggressor.She said Sheehan was left home to watch the two children when the mother took a trip. The girls, Paruti said, were drinking and smoking marijuana all weekend and wouldn't listen to him. At one point, he defended himself when the 16-year-old came at him with a knife, the lawyer said."This alleged victim has been in trouble before for beating up her younger sister and her mother," Paruti said.Greco set Sheehan's bail at $1,000 and ordered him to stay away from the two girls and the home. Sheehan is due back in court on May 20 for a pretrial conference.Norman Miller can be reached at 508-626-3823 or nmiller@wickedlocal.com. For up-to-date crime news, follow Norman Miller on Twitter @Norman_MillerMW.